Olive Oil Tasting & Ancient Epidavros
Description
Our tour starts from Nafplion and we drive through the Argolic plane towards Epidaurus. Our first stop is an Olive Oil Production plant where we stroll around the premises, learning a lot about it’s story, they production process and do a tasting of Greek olive oil, olives and delicacies based on it. We continue the tour of ancient Epidaurus, where we explore the ancient theatre of one of the most famous archaeological monuments in Greece. We will also visit the Asclepieion of Epidaurus, which was the centre of healing serious diseases for the whole of ancient Greece. Many monuments developed around it, most notably the temple of Asklepios, Tholos and others.The tour ends with our return to Nafplion.
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Itinerary
We will visit an Olive Oil production plant where we will learn about the importance of the olive tree since prehistoric times and the blessing of olives in ancient Greece. They will then show us step by step, the Olive Oil production procedure and they will teach us how to taste the olive oil. During the tasting we will enjoy some sweet and salty delicacies based on olive oil.
We continue the tour to ancient Epidaurus, where we explore the ancient theatre, one of the most famous and best preserved archaeological monuments in Greece and Unesco’s world heritage listed monument. It is reputed to be the birthplace of Apollo’s son Asklepios the healer. We will visit his temple and the Asclepieion, the center of healing for the whole of ancient Greece.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The starting point is the traveler’s hotel where we ask for him by name or on Philellinon square which is opposite the port, in front of the statue.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(2)
We had a great time on this tour! Unique Greek Tours was very easy to work with. Gina, our tour guide, was THE BEST! The Melas Oil tour was our first stop, and the tour provided great information about how they make their product and olive oil production in general And the visit to the theatre/ruins was very interesting. What a great way to spend the morning!
This is an awesome experience! The tour advertises that it includes a visit to the theater of Epidaurus, but really you get full access to the entire site of the Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tour guide picks you up in Nafplion and drives you to the site. You are allowed as much time as you want to tour the site, and we were able to view the ancient temple and hospital complex, as well as the theater. The theater alone is worth flying to Greece to see. It's absolutely incredible! After touring Epidaurus, you are driven to the Melas olive farm where you are provided with an overview of olive growing from one of the Melas employees while sitting in the olive groves. Then you watch a short informational video that covers the company's certifications and processes. Then you are taken through the factory. When we visited the factory was not running because they only have two olive presses, which only run during harvest season (November to February). After the tour, you get to participate in an olive tasting of two varieties of extra virgin olive oil. Both were absolutely delicious! Finally, you are provided with what the tour guide described as a "snack," but was more of a light meal. It was also delicious! You get fresh extra virgin olive oil drizzled over fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, bread, olives, and chesses, accompanied by carbonated water. Once you are finished, you can purchase products from the company, which are significantly cheaper than you'll find in the grocery store. They have olives, honey olives, olive oil chocolate, olive oil, olive oil soap, and various olive oil skin care products. This is an incredible tour and well worth the price. The tour guide also provided us with her personal contact information and said we could contact her throughout the day if we had any questions or needed anything while we toured Nafplion. I 100% recommend this tour.
